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Of the frequent request by Williams on how to draw their lordships' attention to the back of my Secretary's letter in which he was directed to state that the wish of the Tung Wah Hospital is that it be defrayed from the Funds of the Colony from which the fee to W. Buchanan would be provided.

With regard to that part of their lordships' letter in which they suggest that D. Buchanan warned that Imperial Funds should be liable for his fee in the event of Tung Wah refusing the charge, I request W. Williams to clearly explain to W. Buchanan that he is dealing with the matter only on behalf of the Colonial Government of Hong Kong, and be asked to submit for their lordships' consideration whether it is necessary to use expressions implying doubt of the good faith of a community which has hitherto fully fulfilled its pecuniary obligations with the utmost promptness and punctuality.

It would perhaps be going too far to suggest that Lord Kimberley concurs with their lordships in conceiving it not to be within their province to question Lord Kimberley's judgment as the highest medical authority advising his lordship respecting plans for the proposed new Hospital at Tung Wah.

We may now write to the Colonial Office.

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Of the frequent request by Williams on how to draw their lordships' attention to the back of my Secretary's letter in which he was directed to state that the wish of the Tung Wah Hospital is that it be defrayed from the Funds of the Colony from which the fee to W. Buchanan would be provided. With regard to that part of their lordships' letter in which they suggest that D. Buchanan warned that Imperial Funds should be liable for his fee in the event of Tung Wah refusing the charge, I request W. Williams to clearly explain to W. Buchanan that he is dealing with the matter only on behalf of the Colonial Government of Hong Kong, and be asked to submit for their lordships' consideration whether it is necessary to use expressions implying doubt of the good faith of a community which has hitherto fully fulfilled its pecuniary obligations with the utmost promptness and punctuality. It would perhaps be going too far to suggest that Lord Kimberley concurs with their lordships in conceiving it not to be within their province to question Lord Kimberley's judgment as the highest medical authority advising his lordship respecting plans for the proposed new Hospital at Tung Wah. We may now write to the Colonial Office.
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the Fre rife request by Williams

how to draw their undslips attention

to that back of my sForMand's letter in

which he was derived lostate teat the

as follows: "the

"wish of the Thing Ring Hospital is the p "deprayed from the Fonds of the (olony

" from which the fee to W. Buchanan would

I provided "

with regard to that part of then undslings

Alter in which they suggest that D. Buchanan

warned that dusperial Funds

Shimed h

would not be liable for his for in the Eart

Of thing Rong refuriating the chaye,

request Wr William Law toolsem that "Whilst Lud Kimtsley with clearly explain WW. Buchanan that he is tiring dealt with only on whalf of

スク

End here.

the Colonial Sovernment of Shy Kory, 266 be armed submit for their handsligé anome that it amed suit. I necessary to live

Apadom

&

expressions implying doubt of the food faith of a

A

Community which has

planys hitherto bed fulfilled

its peamiary obligations with the utmost

protien

and punctuality

It would perhaps be going wofer wadd

that had Printerley

conceurs

ion with

then Endships in conceiving it not toh within their province toquation Lend Rinituleys judgment

as lowho is the but:

medical authority Wadeise his Ludshipy respecting plans for the peopred new Sospital at Strug Rang

We may now write to the

oral

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